For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century.
1256 - Events.
1256 - Europe.
April 13 - Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull constituting the Augustinian monastic order.
The city of Lviv, in present-day Ukraine, is founded by Danylo King of Rus.
Theodore II Lascaris, Byzantine Emperor (in exile in the Empire of Nicaea), successfully concludes a military campaign started a year earlier to recover Thrace from the Bulgarians.
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1256 - Europe.
April 13 - Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull constituting the Augustinian monastic order.
The city of Lviv, in present-day Ukraine, is founded by Danylo King of Rus.
Theodore II Lascaris, Byzantine Emperor (in exile in the Empire of Nicaea), successfully concludes a military campaign started a year earlier to recover Thrace from the Bulgarians.
1256 - Asia.
October - Mongol commander Baiju (operating under Hulagu Khan's co ...